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Civilian mariner dies on deployed cargo ship

Authorities said the death this week was non-combat related.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

3 years ago

USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams

Iwo Jima hero, 96, sees US warship commissioned in his honor

A 96-year-old war hero looked on as military officials commissioned a U.S. Navy warship in honor of the veteran, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Battle of Iwo Jima.

4 years ago

The US military’s logistical train is slowly snaking toward China

A failed Venezuela coup, Iranian missiles and Russian hybrid warfare make for interesting side stories, but the center of military policy is increasingly gravitating elsewhere.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

Shadowy special ops sea bases are a ‘gap we know we have and we’re working on,’ Navy secretary says

While the U.S. Navy is certainly doing its part in building up the fleet, its focus on peer-level adversaries like Russia and China is at contention with its responsibility to provide off-shore staging areas for special operations forces.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

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